DOMESTIC NEWS: President: Present reforms need to be conducted in a timely manner, without any anxiety...Cash, food, encouragement provided to flood victims in Mon State, Bago Region...Relief aid reaches flood victims in various places...Food, purified water provided to flood victims in Bago, Bilin...Madauk embankment remains safe despite rising water level...Pyu bead necklaces popular among foreign visitors...Sugarcane crop thrives in Meiktila Township...Only regular demand of mung bean, pigeon pea seen in market...Dams and reservoirs with water overflowing from the spillway...Notice for breaching of Mukhamu embankment...Meeting held to accelerate healthcare in flood-hit areas...U Soe Lynn Han appointed as Ambassador of Myanmar to Belgium...Flood Bulletin...Gurkhas donate Ks 10.1m for Eternal Peace Pagoda...Flood Warning...Myanmar Daily Weather Report...Institute of Sports and Physical Education (B) team wins MNL (U-20) 2018 trophy.....EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Union Chief Justice U Htun Htun Oo attends AJP, 6th CACJ meeting...Prices of gum sterculia drop by half in domestic market this monsoon...Myanmar-Thailand border trade exceeds $400 million this FY...Ice apple from central Myanmar penetrates export market...Myanmar-ROK trade declines by $11 million in two months.....OPINION: "Err on the side of caution".....ARTICLE: "Leadership" - By U Khin Maung (retired diplomat)